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TUESDAY, MARCH

GENERAL. MAC'S CAFETERIA

GENERAL.

H.M.S. Tarantula arrived The Intest Chinese ruinour con- yesterday, and will return up Beeming MarsW-Pei-fu is that river to-day. H.M.S. Moth has he has pughed untract find been taken into the Naval Yard with the city of Hwange how and to undergo rent.

that he intends erecting i pegumi- ent private residence for himself.

The Unioni Epworth Lengue of: Krald · Lumpur" is presenting Chris Ram Kennedy's "The Servant in the Bonsa on the nights of April Hund 9. The play deals with the problem of Christian brotherjeed as faced by three brothers, two of whoni are Christian ministers and the other no'er-do-well.

Three Shanghai Chinese an nounce that they live developed a new theory holding that the earth- does not move.

The annuil general meeting of the Selangor. St. Andrew's Bociaty Among the urge number of was hold at the Selangor Club, references that have been nude to There was a large, and representa Mr. Asquith in the Press recently tive attendance of members. The me interesting little fact that husecourt, for year ending January 31 been overlooked is that he was the last, showing. &ered balances of Beat; byond the doctors and the $2,993.46 were approved and the nurses, fesier eyes on the Prince of ontortainment account a credit Wales, This trose by reason of bulunce of $345.88. the fact this he WasHome Secret.

The Royal Opera House at Eary at the fuse thesis Royal The Chinese Y.W...in Highness was born Wite Loge Covent Garden was converted Hongkong are this week beginning Richmond Purko June 8, into a dance hall on February 18. their Finance Effort. The 18- As such it was necessary Tenancy has been taken by a minent needed, for this year's work for-tus, to be in refeistances us soon, syndicate which conducts several over and above the money received as the birth of on in the direct line halls in the West End, and dances the music of popular jazz for clasic fees, and membership fees of acession becime-limiïnout to and hostel, receipts, is abonat $4.454. Mr. Asquith has since been heard bands are held nightly, with the This sum is to he raised by volun- to verk that when, he first admission price as low as a half tary contributions to be collected the Prince the infant had con-Crown. This neviest step is the John Mural 123 to April 6.

tentedly gune o deepen serene most plebeirn yet reached in the synaptice, of the sitement that theatre's history his arrival in the wall had eumsed.

A message has been received in London that an aeroplane fly. ing over Berlin crashed into the

made

The following story is going

In spite of very heavy rather rounds and is strictly true. the 1925 carnival at Manila diplomat, who has recently come A certain young Continental" to Peking was introduced at a reception to a very smart Chinese lady who at once asked him in English,how, long he had been in Peking and whether he liked it.

Staken Film Studio, occupied by the British Film, Company of a net profit of P30059.16. The G. B. Samuelson, who, with Betty toul income mounted to P.335 Blyth and Carlyle Blackwell is 19.83, and the total expenses filming Rider Haggard's "She" renched P.325.782.87 A statement They were all in the studio at thead by Mr. Luz. the Director Lime, and a member of the tieneral, y: The financial technical staff was killed and four turns of this year's carnival other people were injured. Betty very satisfactory. Taking Blythe was seen recently in two account that during the nine days, remarkable films shown at the Coronet Theatre.

the carnival it rained ulimust. very day, and that the two days of extension were also rainy. the A London tailoring firm is ons made by the carnival clearly sending out the following: "Re show the co-operation of the public, Preservation of St. Paul's. As In fact, we feed that the carnival announced in the Church of Eng wohl be a financial failure, for in land Newspaper (Personal, the history of the carnival there has Column) half our profits are to be never been registered a case where devoted to above" Fund until we there was 11 days continuous have subscribed £1,000,- Our Wes enleulufed that in this tailoring that provides for the carnival we would make fin best but is not costly Must 3.70,000 th P.80,000 on It It is difficult to find sold also be borne in mind that Appeal.** wards to express the disgust felt the main object of the carnival is at such an attempt to make trade not to secure big profit, but to afford capital out of a threatened aimsement to the people and pro national calamity, says a Home mole the economic progress of the

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SOCIAL AND

A London publisher annomees a first novel by Me Lengen the famous tennis player

Mis. F. M. Basto, Mr. J. de Castro Basto, and Dr. L. Bastu returned to the Colony by the Suwa Maru on Sunday.

!

Heins madame, je ne parle pas Chinois, he replied in French. Stupefnation of the lady, as can well be imagined!

A great year of Chinese) fashions is predicted in a London A bride has added fashion note. to her trousseau a marvellous Chinese dress of red and green with tiny designs embroidered across it. There are Chinese tea jackets, rest coatees, and loose wraps made of vivid colours, em- broidered with large white lotua flowers with red fish and orange birds.

Chinese dance frocks made in marocain worked in many coloured skeins of silk will be seen in dance halls, and with these will be worn embroidered silk slippers.

PERSONAL.

His Excelleney M. de Bassom- Dr. F. Lindsay Woods, the Port pierre arrived on Sunday by the Musical Officer at Amoy, is shortly. s.s. Suwa Maru accompanied by | 12 „ceeding? ti England, On lave, Madame, and Master de Bassom- pierre.

Mr. Victor J. B. Ruinble, a Shanghai resident, was inde i Residem Fellow of the Council at Archidenco Barnett writes from the Royal Colonial Institute, Singapore of a trip made by motorerent meeting... Pat Kimla Fadapur, by himself and Mrs Barnett and two others.

60 miles there and back for $10. This beats Hongkong prices adds

| the Archdeacon,

The Astuta Maru to-morrow carries as passengers Mr. and Mrs. McFarlane of the Dairy Farm Co., Mr. and Mrs. Staple ton, of Messrs. A. S. Watson Co. Messrs. R. Hunter and G. Avenall of Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co., Ltd.

Among the passengers who arrived by the P. and O., Karımulai was Mrs. I. E. Hopkins, wife of the manager of the P. and O. Bank in Hongkong.

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The King has approved the ap pointment of the Rev. George Frederick Saywell, M.A., editorial | secretary of the Church Missionary Society, to the rectory of Holy Trinity Marylebone, Air, Saywell visited Hongking some years ago on,

tour of inspection of Mission Stations

Ser Harry and Lady Lauder were received with honours on their arrival in Manila, The

Among the gifts presented to Philippines Constabulary Band was

Muster George Inscelles, elder son at the wharf and played appropriate The Consul-General for Portu- of Princess Mary and Viscount music. Sir Hurry said: "Where-gal, the Directors of the Club Lascelles, on the occasion of hist ever the stars and stripes waves ip- Lusitano, the Club de Recreio, and birthday was a copy of an illus variably there is good will and free the Association de Socorros trated London News published in dom.

Mutuos, are holding a reception | 1845, containing an account of the and tea dance in the-Hall Luis grent rejoicings attending the de Camoens, of the Club Lusitano coming-of-age and marriage of his at 5.30 to-day, to which the Por-great-gunndfather. Lord selles tuguese community are invited. father of the present, Eur! of The reception is in honour of H.E. Harewood. Senhor Batalha de Freitas, Por- tuguese Minister to Belgium, and Madame Freitas.

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The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Holyoak; Misses Holyonk, the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) and party were interested spectators as the footbull match on Saturday at Huppy | Valley between. Scotland and China in the concluding round of the "Sundry Herald Cup competi

tion.

Mr. J. E. Warner and Mr. A. E. Wood reached England on February 20 by the. Hakusan Maru. Mr Warner Had with him a Chinese student from St "Stephen's College, and early or the voyage it was rumoured that the Chinese was the young ex-Emperor travelling with his tutor Mr. Johnstone disguised as Mr. Warner!

Notthigham was greatly stirred by the Prince of Wales's attendajice. int the wedding of Miss Véru Birkin Princess Victoria has benefited and Mr. James Seely." But the somuch by her stay at Laguno that bride is a sister of Mrs. Dudley she has now gone on to Rapallo, Ward, and therefore very much in ou the Italian Riviera, with Major the Prince's -set, so, it was only. Edward Seymour

and Lady untund" that »H,K.H. should bej Blanche Revour. Max Beerbohm there, The Birkins have made a lives at Rupallo. Remembering huge fortune out of lace. Their some of his caricatures;, notably munnfictory at Nottingham is said hose of Queen Victorin and King to be the biggest in the world... Edward which were, withdrawn

war he exibitions me Mi Baldwin's modesty is an wonders if Max will be persona attribute which has won him many gret with the Princess during her friends. Nix long after he became Visit.

Prime Minister, a lady who bad While the Weir houses are, dis

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to the same honse to dinner." created them remains very much in Following a period of 25 years' Though she naturally remembered. the background: "Willie" Weir is service with the Hongkong and him, she did not know if he would a modon type, combining youth, Kowloon Wharf and Godown renteuber her. After a while he brains, and efficiency in big busi Company, Mr. R. Packham left cone ip to her I think we've ness The Victorian industrial the Colony by the Empress of met before." he said simply. My} magnate would take a title, often Canada on Saturday. He was namo Baldwin. merely a baronetey, at the end of accompanied by his wife and

a lifetime and as the crown of a daughter. Before he departed, The arrangement to hang the career. Lord Weir is only 48, and the European staff of the Com

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